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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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威
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脅
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
wēi
|
xié
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ ʔjwɨj ›
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‹ xjæp ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ʔuj/
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/*qʰ<r>ep/
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| English
|
awe-inspiring
|
flank, side of the body
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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威
|
脅
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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| No.
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12789
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13783
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Phonetic
component
|
威
|
劦
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Rime
group
|
微
|
盍
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Rime
subdivision
|
2
|
1
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
威
|
脅
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*qul/
|
/*hlab/
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Verb
威脅
- (literally, figuratively) to threaten; to menace; to intimidate
- 對……構成威脅／对……构成威胁 ― duì...... gòuchéng wēixié ― to pose a threat to something
Synonyms
- 哄嚇 / 哄吓 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 哄翕 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 嚇唬 / 吓唬 (xiàhu) (colloquial)
- 威嚇 / 威吓
- 恐喝 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 恫嚇 / 恫吓 (dònghè)
- 恐嚇 / 恐吓 (kǒnghè)
Derived terms
See also
Korean
Noun
威脅 • (wihyeop) (hangeul 위협)
- hanja form? of 위협 (“threat, menace”)